<title>Advances In Electro-Optic Shutter Stereoscopic Displays</title>

Abstract

Electro-optic shutter devices employing lead lanthanum zirconate titanate (PLZT) ceramics and linear dichroic polarizers have been adapted for viewing stereoscopic displays generated both by NTSC compatible video techniques and by computer driven displays. Numerous recent improvements have been made in the fabrication and operating characteristics of PLZT electro-optic shutters. Integration of the PLZT electro-optic shutters into human engineered systems has also evolved. Significant engineering advances relating to PLZT electro-optic shutters are presented and are discussed in terms of their impact on the design and operation of current and future stereoscopic display systems.